If you want to be a bad product manager, make sure no other products from your company can possibly cannibalize your sales. If you want to be a good product manager, carefully analyze the potential impact before crying cannibalization.
If you want to be a bad product manager, pay special attention to the area of the business from which you came. If you want to be a good product manager, be very conscious about not micromanaging in the area you feel most comfortable.
If you want to be a bad product manager, be inconsistent in how you take advice. If you want to be a good product manager, value advice similarly regardless of the difficulty of the situations about which you are seeking advice.
If you want to be a bad product manager, don’t give your sales staff a preview of product enhancements or new product launches. If you want to be a good product manager, engage your sales staff in the product development stage.
If you want to be a bad product manager, finish your requirements and hand them off. If you want to be a good product manager, continue to review and provide additional detail around your requirements.
If you want to be a bad product manager, answer customer comments or questions and be on your way. If you want to be a good product manager, treat every point of contact with a customer as an opportunity to learn more.
If you want to be a bad product manager, give your product away for free without defined metrics or eventual business models. If you want to be a good product manager, make the decision about to give away your product for free as part of your overall product strategy.
If you want to be a bad product manager, be timid and cautious. If you want to be a good product manager, be courageous.
If you want to be a bad product manager, make sure your product is infinitely customizable. If you want to be a good product manager, don’t substitute customizability for making difficult decisions.
If you want to be a bad product manager, first implement the features that are quickest to develop. If you want to be a good product manager, first implement the features that will provide most value to your customers and users.